So-called Proof of Bipin Bihari Goswami's position

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> By the way, I heard that there is a verse saying that if one takes

> reinitiation although his guru is in good standing, he goes to hell

> because he has rejected Visnu.

 

In this regard there is another very instructive story which was narrated by

HH Jayapataka Maharaja and sent to me by HG Vidvan Gauranga prabhu. I am

reproducing it beneath. Once it already made its way to the Katha

conference, but I hope repeating it again won't be redundant or irrelevant.

 

Your servant,

Madana-mohana das

 

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Ostracization of Jayagopala dasa

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PAMHO. AGTSP. AGTSGG. About two years back Srila Jayapataka Swami

Maharaja had asked me to send the following text to a few GBC members

who had wanted it.

 

It is about Jayagopala dasa who appears to have been present during

the time of Srila Srinivasacarya. He was was ostracized by Srila

Nityananda Prabhu's son, Srila Virabhadra Gosvami Prabhu, an

incarnation of Sri Ksirodakasayi Visnu Himself.

 

Srila Jayapataka Swami Maharaja had shown me the text from a famous

Bengali Vaisnava encyclopedia Gaudiya Vaisnava Abhidhana (by a Gaudiya

Vaisnava named Haridasa dasa).

 

I think this document may be of interest to many other devotees too.

So I am sending a cc to Krsna Katha conference too.

 

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Description of Jayagopala from Gaudiya Vaisnava Abhidhana (Khanda 3):

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Jayagopala was a kayastha from the village Kandra in Bengal. Having

transgressed the mercy of his spiritual master, he was ostracized by

Sri Virabhadra Gosvami from the Vaisnava society.

 

In Radhadesa, there is a village named Kandra. Sri Mangala and Jnana

dasa lived there. Jayagopala was born in a family of Kayasthas in

that village. Out of false ego due to having obtained a high

education, he became proud and evil-minded. His spiritual master was

a pure devotee of the Lord but because he was illiterate, Jaya

Gopala was ashamed of him. If someone inquired as to who his guru

was, Jaya Gopala would say that his grand-spiritual master

parama-guru) was his guru. Srila Virabhadra Prabhu brought this up

and ostracized him for having transgressed the mercy given to him.

(Bhakti Ratnakara 14.180-183) [1]

 

The letter sent by the son of Lord Nityananda to Srila Srinivasa

Acarya requesting him to reject Jaya Gopala is appended below:

 

All glories to Sri Gaura and Sri Nityananda!

 

Sri Virabhadradeva, who is certainly to be remembered by Your Grace,

submits herewith the following with a loving embrace:

 

Srila Srinivasacarya! You are Sri Sri Mahaprabhu's potency.

Whereas through one energy of the Lord, transcendental literatures

were published by Srila Rupa Gosvami and others who were the

personified energies of the Lord, through His other energy, the

mahajanas, the Lord is distributing the books in Bengal. Thus I am

submitting news to Your Grace.

 

Jaya Gopala dasa has transgressed My mercy. This has also become

known to the world. Therefore, in this matter, I have forbidden

all of My men to talk with him and so on. Similarly, Your Grace

may also not talk with him and so on. [2]

 

In the Bhakti Ratnakara (14.190-191), it is written:

 

Who does not cry on seeing the qualities of Sri Virabhadra Prabhu?

He ostracized the sinful Jaya Gopala. Everyone came to know about

this and no one would ever speak to him and so on. [3]

 

There is also a description of Jaya Gopala in the 19th Vilasa of Prema

Vilasa.

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Notes:

 

[1] (Bhakti Ratnakara 14.180-183)

raadhadese kaandra naamete graama haya/

tathaa srii-mangala jnaana-daasera aalaya//

tathaai kaayastha jayagopaalera sthiti/

vidyaa-ahankaare taara janmila durmati//

guru vidyaa-hiina - ithe heya atisaya/

jijnaasile parama-guruke guru kaya//

prabhu viirabhadra prakaarete vyakta kaila/

langhila prasaada tenhi - taare tyaaga dila

 

[2] Directly from manuscript? [Patrika 5]

sri-sri-gaura-nityaanandau jayatah. taavadiiyaavasya-smaraniiya-

sri-virabhadradevah premaalingana-puurvakam nivedayati.

 

sriila-sriinivaasaacaarya tvam srii-srii-mahaaprabhoh saktih. Ata eva

ekayaa saktyaa prabhu-sakti-ruupaadi-sriimad-ruupa-gosvaami-dvaara

grantha-prakaasitah. Aparayaa saktya gauda-mandale mahaajana-samsadi

grantha-vistaaram karoti iti bhavato 'ntike madiiya-vaartam

presayaami.

 

jaya-gopala-daasena mat-prasaadollanghanam krtam tac ca jagati viditam

itiiha tena saardham madiiya-janena kenaapy aalaapaadikam na kriyate

mayaapi nisiddham bhavataapi tathaalaapaadikam na kartavyam iti.

 

[3] Bhakti Ratnakara (14.190-191)

prabhu viirabhadra gune kebaa naahi jhure/

karilena tyaaga paapii jayagopaalere//

esakala kathaa haila sarvatra vidita/

aalaapaadi keho naa karaye kadaacit//

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Yours in the service of SP (through my spiritual master),

Vidvan Gauranga dasa

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